This blog focuses on news and information regarding practice in the federal courts in the Eastern District of California, with a special emphasis on criminal and civil rights cases.

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John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. He currently serves as an adjunct professor in clinical trial advocacy at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Please email EDCA items of interest to Balazslaw@gmail.com. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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November 18, 2014

14-Year Sentence For Man Convicted of Ponzi Scheme After Jury Trial

A federal judge sentenced a Sacramento man to 14 years in prison Monday for what prosecutors said was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded family, friends and others of more than $2.7 million. [U.S. v. Berghuis, No. 2:10-CR-0377-WBS].

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14-Year Sentence For Man Convicted of Ponzi Scheme After Jury Trial

A federal judge sentenced a Sacramento man to 14 years in prison Monday for what prosecutors said was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded family, friends and others of more than $2.7 million. [U.S. v. Berghuis, No. 2:10-CR-0377-WBS].